Football. Skills and Drills

Overview

Now in full colour and updated with new drills that reflect current playing and coaching styles, this second edition of Football Skills & Drills continues to be a complete guide for developing and mastering techniques and skills necessary for success in this most American of sports.

This updated and improved edition is packed with over 100 drills that include variations for adding challenging elements to promote player development.

It covers topics such as offensive, defensive and special teams play, as well as every player position and area of the game: tackling, passing, catching, blocking and kicking.

Position-specific skills and techniques include ball protection for running backs, catching and route running for wide receivers, and run and pass blocking for linemen.

Selected Contents

• Chapter 1 All Players
• Chapter 2 Quarterbacks
• Chapter 3 Offensive Linemen
• Chapter 4 Running Backs
• Chapter 5 Wide Receivers
• Chapter 6 Tight Ends
• Chapter 7 Defensive Linemen
• Chapter 8 Linebackers
• Chapter 9 Defensive Backs
• Chapter 10 Special Teams Players

About the Author(s)

Tom Bass coached with three NFL teams as well as at the collegiate level at San Jose State University and San Diego State University. As a technical writer and advisor for USA Football, Bass is a principle writer of the football content for USA Football's new multilevel coaching curriculum. He serves as the chairman of the technical committee for USA Football and hosts the "Let's Talk Football" Q&A column on their website. Bass is the author of the NFL Nintendo Game and is a longtime editor of the official Super Bowl Programme.